Why your child benefits from being in Martial Arts Part 2
One of my favorite quotes from Martial Arts is from Gichin Funakoshi
“The ultimate aim of the martial arts lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants”
This quote is exactly what learning Martial Arts is all about,Its not about hurting someone or ending a fight fast.Martial arts is a way for each person to grow and learn,To become a better person through respect,knowledge and and tradition which our society lacks and I will get into that in another article at a later time. Right now I'm gonna finish up on the science behind how martial arts improves cognitive function in our children and why they need to be in a Martial Arts school. If you have not read the 1st 1st part of this article Please take a look at it here http://twistedkenpo.weebly.com/kenpo-blogs/why-your-child-benefits-from-being-in-martial-arts-part-1
We talked about what aspects of cognitive functions are improved through martial arts and how each aspect effects each skill. Now we will break down each function and explain how each one effects who we are and how we think,act and process information.We use cognitive skills in our daily life and they are essential for processing information,taking in new information and processing the information when we do get it so that we can make decisions based on the new information.
Studies show that 80% of all learning problems are related to a deficiency in one or more cognitive skills.These include speed of processing information,visual processing,long term memory retention,short term memory retention,auditory processing,logic and reasoning.People with weak mental skills will show signs of struggle when it comes to learning and retaining new information which will result in a slower learning process.
I'm not the type of person that wants you to believe something just because I say it so everything I talk about you can read the studies and results of each by looking these studies up yourself.Here is a list of the studies that I looked at and investigated to put this article together.These include studies on self esteem,response to physical challenge,reductions in anxiety and depression, behavioral changes and social benefits.
Improvements in self-esteem (Fuller, 1988), a more positive response to physical challenge (Richard and Rehberg, 1986; Trulson, 1986), greater autonomy (Duthie, 1978), emotional stability and assertiveness (Konzak and Boudreau, 1984) and reductions in anxiety and depression (Cai, 2000) Zen in the garden by Eolehave all been associated with martial arts training. Konzak and Boudreau (1984) have also drawn attention to the social benefits of such behavioral change – in particular the relationship between martial arts practice and aggression.
Everyone in Martial Arts should already understand that consistent involvement in a Martial Arts school thats based on teaching people and based off of traditions instead of looking at each person as monthly income leads to a person being less impulsive,less aggressive, more patient,has a good frame of mind and understands the importance of respect. One of the sayings that I hate to hear is someone saying respect is earned not giving. This saying is so backwards it's not even funny. everyone deserves your respect until they have proven themselves unworthy until they change things about themselves.
I respect my older generation because of the experiences they have had and the knowledge that they have learned in their lifetime.How absurd would it be for me to not hold the door for the old woman behind me because she has not proven herself worthy of my respect. sounds kind of messed up when you look at it like that but that's the culture we live in and it's up to us to change it.
There are studies that show that they took 60 kids from middle school that exhibited problematic behavioral issues and another control group of the same size.The treatment group was set up in a school program teaching traditional martial arts and the school teachers were asked to start rating these students on impulsiveness,not following the rules,inappropriate behavior and self concept. After the students trained for three months the treatment group had improved behavior in class and showed improvement in every category that was being monitored.The most impressive was the teachers rated these students as showing great improvement in being less impulsive and less aggressive toward other students.Other studies have shown the exact same results including Nosanchuck 1981 and Zivin et al 2001.
These results are the outcome of what they refer to as self regulation also known as self control,discipline and willpower learned through training and improving personality and performance from an instructor that has a sincere attitude towards the principles of martial arts that can be used outside the school.
approach to life that Eastern practices such as yoga, meditation and martial arts offer to their students has proved attractive to many who are dissatisfied with the consumerist and materialist values that are prevalent in the West and that generate so much unhappiness. Since the 1960s and 1970s in particular there has been a tremendous growth in these practices. The growth in popularity of martial arts would seem to indicate that, both as a discipline and as a value system, they have something to offer. What this is may be considered on the one hand to be a product of their attention to affective, cognitive and behavioral characteristics (Lakes and Hoyt, 2004), and on the other, morality, non-violence and enlightenment (Becker, 1982). In short, they offer a way of being, a journey of self-discovery to cultivate our human potential – a means to relate better to oneself, others and the wider world. As Lao Tzu remarked “by changing ourselves we change the world”
“The ultimate aim of the martial arts lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants”
This quote is exactly what learning Martial Arts is all about,Its not about hurting someone or ending a fight fast.Martial arts is a way for each person to grow and learn,To become a better person through respect,knowledge and and tradition which our society lacks and I will get into that in another article at a later time. Right now I'm gonna finish up on the science behind how martial arts improves cognitive function in our children and why they need to be in a Martial Arts school. If you have not read the 1st 1st part of this article Please take a look at it here http://twistedkenpo.weebly.com/kenpo-blogs/why-your-child-benefits-from-being-in-martial-arts-part-1
We talked about what aspects of cognitive functions are improved through martial arts and how each aspect effects each skill. Now we will break down each function and explain how each one effects who we are and how we think,act and process information.We use cognitive skills in our daily life and they are essential for processing information,taking in new information and processing the information when we do get it so that we can make decisions based on the new information.
Studies show that 80% of all learning problems are related to a deficiency in one or more cognitive skills.These include speed of processing information,visual processing,long term memory retention,short term memory retention,auditory processing,logic and reasoning.People with weak mental skills will show signs of struggle when it comes to learning and retaining new information which will result in a slower learning process.
I'm not the type of person that wants you to believe something just because I say it so everything I talk about you can read the studies and results of each by looking these studies up yourself.Here is a list of the studies that I looked at and investigated to put this article together.These include studies on self esteem,response to physical challenge,reductions in anxiety and depression, behavioral changes and social benefits.
Improvements in self-esteem (Fuller, 1988), a more positive response to physical challenge (Richard and Rehberg, 1986; Trulson, 1986), greater autonomy (Duthie, 1978), emotional stability and assertiveness (Konzak and Boudreau, 1984) and reductions in anxiety and depression (Cai, 2000) Zen in the garden by Eolehave all been associated with martial arts training. Konzak and Boudreau (1984) have also drawn attention to the social benefits of such behavioral change – in particular the relationship between martial arts practice and aggression.
Everyone in Martial Arts should already understand that consistent involvement in a Martial Arts school thats based on teaching people and based off of traditions instead of looking at each person as monthly income leads to a person being less impulsive,less aggressive, more patient,has a good frame of mind and understands the importance of respect. One of the sayings that I hate to hear is someone saying respect is earned not giving. This saying is so backwards it's not even funny. everyone deserves your respect until they have proven themselves unworthy until they change things about themselves.
I respect my older generation because of the experiences they have had and the knowledge that they have learned in their lifetime.How absurd would it be for me to not hold the door for the old woman behind me because she has not proven herself worthy of my respect. sounds kind of messed up when you look at it like that but that's the culture we live in and it's up to us to change it.
There are studies that show that they took 60 kids from middle school that exhibited problematic behavioral issues and another control group of the same size.The treatment group was set up in a school program teaching traditional martial arts and the school teachers were asked to start rating these students on impulsiveness,not following the rules,inappropriate behavior and self concept. After the students trained for three months the treatment group had improved behavior in class and showed improvement in every category that was being monitored.The most impressive was the teachers rated these students as showing great improvement in being less impulsive and less aggressive toward other students.Other studies have shown the exact same results including Nosanchuck 1981 and Zivin et al 2001.
These results are the outcome of what they refer to as self regulation also known as self control,discipline and willpower learned through training and improving personality and performance from an instructor that has a sincere attitude towards the principles of martial arts that can be used outside the school.
approach to life that Eastern practices such as yoga, meditation and martial arts offer to their students has proved attractive to many who are dissatisfied with the consumerist and materialist values that are prevalent in the West and that generate so much unhappiness. Since the 1960s and 1970s in particular there has been a tremendous growth in these practices. The growth in popularity of martial arts would seem to indicate that, both as a discipline and as a value system, they have something to offer. What this is may be considered on the one hand to be a product of their attention to affective, cognitive and behavioral characteristics (Lakes and Hoyt, 2004), and on the other, morality, non-violence and enlightenment (Becker, 1982). In short, they offer a way of being, a journey of self-discovery to cultivate our human potential – a means to relate better to oneself, others and the wider world. As Lao Tzu remarked “by changing ourselves we change the world”